During April 2014, the following exceptions to the consultancy freeze above £20,000 have been considered by the Chief Executive in his capacity as Accounting Officer; and the requests for consultancy below £20,000 were considered by the Director of Corporate Operations.

| Approval date | Ref: No. & Directorate | Summary of application | Consultancy/ recruitment | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|----------| | 01/04/2014 | 7C Strategy | Research and analysis into stakeholder perceptions of ORR and our effectiveness, £15,000 | Consultancy | Approved | | 02/04/2014 | 8C Legal | Competition Case Advice, £50,000 | Consultancy | Approved | | 02/04/2014 | 9C Chair | Review of RSD internal processes, £3,500 | Consultancy | Approved | | 22/04/2014 | 10C RME | ORR retail review for ticket selling, £25,000 | Consultancy | Approved |